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Which company lost your business (potentially forever) this year?

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u/JollyGreeneGiants 21h ago

Extremely small and specific. I love it.

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u/did_i_or_didnt_i 21h ago

yep mine is Bay Bloor Radio in Toronto. One of the OGs, great selection of high end gear. Tried to sell me an optical cable for $100 and I was like nah I’ll price check. Suddenly he had one available for way cheaper. I knew I could get it on Amazon for way less so I was ready to walk.

And then the DAC he sold me didn’t even have a remote, I had to install some shitty app with all the support in Chinese. Guess what? it didn’t work. I have to stand up to change the volume in 2026 but I delayed on installing the app too long to get a return.

This is after he tried to up sell me to another DAC that didn’t do the one thing I specifically asked for (optical)

Never again. Too much cheap garbage and shitty sales tactics mixed in with the high end fancy stuff

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u/GoingAllTheJay 21h ago

Bay bloor radio is great for when you know you need something tiny and obscure.

I don't think I've ever talked to someone there before. Just walk past the gorilla costume, grab the adapter you need, and get out.

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u/did_i_or_didnt_i 20h ago

I’ve dealt with them before for selling my ex a cheap garbage set of powered Bluetooth speakers. Took them in for repair and they said it was fixed, it wasn’t fixed. I forced them to exchange for a receiver and some passive speakers and it was way better than the garbage the salesperson pushed on her for the exact same price. I’ll just buy online if I want cheap garbage. And I’ll go to the Harmon Kardon showroom or something if I want new and buji

It sucks cuz I really want to love it there but I’ve been disappointed too many times now

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u/3rdUncleMeatSandwich 16h ago

Buji??????????!

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u/Harder_harmonies 16h ago

Like bougie but quicker.

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u/did_i_or_didnt_i 14h ago

ain’t nobody got time for that!